Wordle: UDL









Teaching Every Student in the Digital Age
Chapter 4
Universal design was originally formulated by an architect, Ron Mace to assess the diverging physical needs of special populations. This carried on from physical needs to academic needs and learning styles.




1. Universal Design for Learning
2. Flexibility for all Learns
3. Making learning tailored to individual students.
4. Distinction between access to information and access to learning. Teachers must make learning accessible.
5. Research must be focused not just free access to the WWW. Web sites relevant to the task can be provided.

FRAMEWORK

1. Flexible Methods of presentation (Multiple ways to present info)
2. Strategic Learning
3. Multiple Options
Multiple Options
1. The aim is to make information and learning accessible using resistant and challenge.
2. The instructional goal is essential to provide support and know when to provide resistant and challenge.
3. The UDL framework provide guideless for using technology to support that balance and to provide students with a variety of options




Scaffolding to students that might have trouble learning info one way but presenting it to their needs.

The role of Digital media can provide multiple ways to present information at one time.
Students and teachers can network digital material in multiple ways simultaneously on the fly, modify appearance of information within one medium


Brain research shows the connection between students’ learning individualize instruction. UDL takes into account the kinds of brain network, recognition, strategy, and affect.

UDL challenges teachers to rethink the nature of curriculum materials and it helps them to set clear goals and apply flexible material to support and challenge each learner.

My name is Rob Pasek. I have been teaching Special Education for 14 years. I coach the pole vault and hurdles for the track team. I'm happily married for 10 years with two wonderful children.




april_2009_048.JPG
!cid__0819091202.jpg
Jake


















5 Techs that i need to know

1. Wikis for students
2. my own personal youtube channels
3. Creating Wordles in my lessons
4. Develop Project Based Instruction Lessons
5. Develop Slideshare lessons

4 ideas to share

1. Linking Widgets to Wikis
2. Google Advance Search
3. embedding videos and widgets in wikis or websites
4. Edumodo page to my class

3 principles of UDL

1. Flexibility
2. Digital Media
3. Adapting to students needs.

2 Changes in your teaching to reach all learners in the Digital Age

1. Creating a Blog to promote out of the classroom discussions
2. Creating a weekly Wiki to add to lessons

1 Big Idea to implement int he fall.



Project Based Learning site

Declaration of Independence

Documents from the Continental Congress - Linked to the LOC